They were predicted to be 11.7 metres tall, that is 0.3 metres taller than the Cumberland Basin.

They were greeted by the Lord Mayor and the people of Bristol in the Cumberland Basin where their journey up river was halted by the City's storm gates. A team of young presenters and journalists, trained for this very occasion met them outside the Lockside Restaurant during 'slack water'.

Proxi and Peri have entered the city and asked the Young TV Presenters and Journalists to find out if, Bristol still loves its tides?

Public encounter with Proxi and Peri -

"Today I left my front door, turned left and found
two barnacled men emerging from the harbour carrying suitcases. Within the hour
they had me enthralled, in a kind of fun story net... They had me hooked on
tales of the harbour, of the tides, of ebbing and flowing... And before I knew
it I was shoving my hand into a bucket of mud and pledging allegiance to
looking after the harbour, it's waters, the energy it possesses, the hope it
will wash away lots of preconceived resistance to engaging in the future of our
city.

I'd never thought how much our city used to live
and abide alongside the two tides each day. How everything would come to life
round here twice in 24 hours. But these two told tales and passed gift onto our
Young Bristolians, and it felt like a sea change was happening. Up up goes my
hand covered in mud and I can really see how our green capital city could be so
good for us all. We might harness the power in the water while at the same time
respecting it and not polluting it with our plastic addict waste. Who knows
what we will achieve together."

Colin Moody - Bristolian

Bristol Loves Tides is an education programme using performance and film to explore water flows, tides and systems - over, under and around Bristol.

The aim of BLT is that more young people understand Bristol
as a city built on rivers and tides. More families believe that
their help is needed in 'Greening Bristol' with more young people
becoming skilled, engaged and empathetic with the rivers, tides,
docks and the nascent marine energy hub in their city.